Re: links to the bbc news player don't start video streams

Question

this old thread has been archived (no replies allowed), but i think i've come up with a workaround to safari's refusal to play the proper bbc video clip on subsequent attempts...autoplay the file externally.
if you use pithHelmet, you can get the script off the rule exchange.
caveats:
1. uses realplayer
2. might only work for the international version.
iBook g4     OS X.4.x

Answer 1

iBod,
I'm more baffled now! I created a couple of new accounts (one admin, one standard) and tried them. Both had the same outcome:
1. Started Safari.
2. Went to http://news.bbc.co.uk
3. Clicked link to display a video news clip (was one about dummies!).
4. BBC News Player window popped up, asking if I wanted Real Player or Windows Media. Chose Real Player.
5. Window refreshed with the correct video clip.
6. Quit and restarted Safari and tried again. OK.
7. Quit and restarted Safari and tried again. Not it fails persistently. (By fail I mean the player window comes up but the video clip is only a 3-second clip of a BBC logo.)
I tried the second new account and similarly. For the first few goes it works properly. After a few goes it fails.
John.